John H. Martin
John Martin focuses his practice on mass tort and catastrophic injury, aviation, pharmaceutical, professional liability, and general business and commercial litigation. He represents major commercial air carriers, aviation product manufacturers, and general aviation interests in accident litigation, insurance coverage disputes, and commercial litigation, and represents insurance carriers in major bad faith litigation. John's professional liability practice encompasses the representation of attorneys, law firms, health care providers, and other professionals.
John takes an active role in numerous professional organizations. He has served as President of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, an international 22,000 member organization of defense lawyers and corporate counsel focused on issues important to the defense bar and civil justice system as a whole. He also has served as President of Lawyers for Civil Justice, a national organization of defense lawyers and corporate counsel dedicated to fairness and improvements within the civil justice system.
- The Best Lawyers in America® by Woodward/White Inc. (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Transportation Law); 1995-2014
- Dallas (Personal Injury, Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants) "Lawyer of the Year," The Best Lawyers in America® by Woodward/White Inc.; 2010, 2012
- Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Texas Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters (Class Action/Mass Torts, Professional Liability: Defense, Business Litigation); 2003-2013
- Top 15 Business-Defense Lawyers, "Defenders," Dallas Business Journal; 2010
- Top 100 Dallas/Fort Worth Region, Texas Super Lawyers® by Thomson Reuters; 2009
- Lawdragon 500 by Lawdragon Inc., Leading Lawyers in America; 2007-2011
- Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine; 2001, 2003, 2008, 2012
- Who's Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Product Liability Defence Lawyers by Law Business Research Limited; 2013
- Who's Who Legal: Texas by Law Business Research Limited (Aviation); 2007-2008
Dallas, Texas 75201